Six-Year Outcome of Lentigo Maligna Treated With “Spaghetti” Technique and Margin Identification by Reflectance Confocal Microscopy
If the authors cluster the 3 principal studies in terms of cohort and follow-up time for LM/LMM treated by Wide local Excision, the recurrence rate is from 5.3% to 5.9%, which is equivalent to the authors'. However, the mean margin excision from lesion is more than 2 times inferior in the authors' protocol (2.7 mm vs 6.7 mm). Therefore, the spaghetti technique with RCM margin identification seems to be an effective method for LM/LMM management.
Authors
- Linda Tognetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-4310)
- Océane Le May
- Élisa Cinotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4009-0659)
- Jean Perrot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-9961)
- Julie Chauvel Picard
Institutions
- Ospedale Santa Maria alle Scotte (IT)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dermatologic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/dss.0000000000004508
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00